Established in 1901, the nearly-60,000-acre Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge was created to preserve endangered species. Once thousands of American bison ranged over the plains. These shaggy beasts were all but eliminated by the late 1800s. In order to reintroduce the species to the area, a herd of 15 bison was shipped by rail from New York City. Today approximately 600 bison, over 800 Rocky...